ENS Marrakech

Guided Reading
Pr. Iflahen Fatima-Zohra
Full Name: Khaoula Bouaklayne
29/12/2022

" Indian Camp "

"Indian Camp" is a short story by Ernest Hemingway that takes place in an indian camp a
small, isolated community in rural Michigan. It tells the story of a young boy named Nick who
accompanies his father, who seems to be a doctor and his Uncle George to an Indian camp to
help a woman who is in labor. The story begins with the main character, Nick , and his father
setting out in a boat to cross a lake to reach an Indian camp on the other side.
When they arrive, they find that the woman is in the process of giving birth, and Nick's father
begins to assist her. The birth is difficult and the woman experiences a lot of pain and is having
major difficulties
giving birth, forcing Nick's father to perform a Cesarean section to save both her and the baby's
lives.Nick watches as his father works to deliver the baby, He is portrayed as being curious and
sensitive and he is both fascinated and disturbed by the experience. Not long after the baby was
delivered successfully. However, Nick's father found out that the woman's husband killed
himself.
The story ends with Nick and his father returning home across the lake, and Nick reflecting on
the experience and the realization that life can be cruel and unfair.
Throughout the story, Hemingway uses a lot of symbolism. The lake wich is One of the primary
symbols in the story , which serves as a boundary between the civilized world and the more
primitive world of the Indian camp. The lake is also a metaphor for the journey that Nick takes
as he begins to understand the harsh realities of life.The sun rising as they leave the camp also
represents Nick's opportunity to start over as an adult by stepping outside of his comfort zone.
So Nick as the protagonist of the story was introduced to maturity at a young age and had to
learn important lessons the hard way after seeing one person's life being given and another
being taken. the Indian camp itself is a symbol of the cultural differences between the white
settlers and the Native American population. The camp is portrayed as being primitive and
backward. Another important symbol in the story is the baby, which represents new life and the
potential for hope and renewal. The baby's birth is difficult and his father killed himself, so the
baby's survival suggests that there is still the possibility for good things to happen despite the
hardships and tragedies that people face.
Overall, the story is a coming-of-age tale that explores themes of life and death. Through his
experiences at the Indian camp, Nick is forced to confront the harsh realities of life. The story
also touches on the theme of masculinity and the expectations placed on men to be strong and
capable in the face of difficult situations. Nick's father is depicted as being skilled and
compassionate, and he is able to successfully deliver the baby despite the challenges that he
faces. Through his actions, Nick's father serves as a role model for Nick and helps him to
understand what it means to be a man.

"A Pair Of Jeans"

The short story "A Pair of Jeans" by Qaisra Shahraz revolves around Miriam,the
protagonist, she is a young woman of Pakistani descent, living in England. She is in her first
year at university, where she is studying geography. She's a good student having finished high
school with high marks. The story starts when Miriam returns from a trip with her university
friends later than expected. She is wearing a western outfit: tight jeans and a top that bares her
midriff. She arrives home at the same moment as her in-laws; they were all surprised by her
appearance, including Fatima; Miriam's mother who opens the door. Her in-laws treated her
coldly and avoided eye contact with her, her mother as well was embarrassed and felt ashamed
of her daughter's clothing, she also asked her to change them. Miriam changes into more
traditional clothes, although her future in-laws, Begum and Ayub, were still offended by her
previous attire, and they quickly left with a lame excuse. At home, Ayub and Begum discuss
how to handle Miriam's inappropriate dressing and question her modesty, with those westrem
clothes she seems to them especially to Ayub as a modern girl, disobedient, anti-religious,
immoral and a symbol of shame. They decide to break up the marriage. Begun tells Fatima that
the engagement is over. She justified this with a white lie. When Miriam heard the news,
becomes upset and angry, she throws away her western clothing. She regrets having worn
them. However, after a while Miriam dons her western clothing again and calls Farook to
request a meeting to talk about their situation and to discuss their future.
In this story Miriam, is briefly introduced before the plot quickly moves to its first climax, which is
the accidental encounter between Miriam wearing westrem clothes and her in-laws. The rest of
the story focuses on dealing with its consequences, with a couple of very brief flashbacks to the
events that preceded the wedding preparations. The second climax occurs when Miriam's in-
laws' family who adheres to Pakistani Muslim culture customs, called off the engagement, which
causes Meriam's and Fatima's emotional collapse and leads to the two endings, none of them
provides a resolution, both are open, with the first being more negative, when Meriam regrets
wearing the jeans , and the second more positive when she is more self-assured. Meriam's
jeans and shalwar kameez have symbolic meaning; these dresses represent her dual
personalities. These opposite personalities of Miriam present the conflict between her shyness
versus awkwardness, eastern versus western fashions, traditionalism versus modernism.
Miriam likes wearing jeans to attend University in England and going out with her friends and
she feels easy in wearing shalwar kameez at her home and at parties of her relatives. She is
divided into two ideologies: traditional and modern. She both: accepts and deviates from
tradition. Her first persona is represented by her appearance in shalwar kameez and Sari. Her
short vest and tight jeans, on the other hand, represent her second persona. The clash of
Shalwar Kameez and jeans contributes to the theme of cultural clash, the clash of East and
West. However, Miriam's personality evolved at the end of the story ; this has been brutally
attained through the experience of being rejected as a daughter-in-law, which allows her to
claim greater independence as well as pride in her newly discovered self-confidence; this is the
birth of new rebellious women that challenges conventions. She went beyond the bounds set by
her traditional Pakistani culture and progressed toward accepting Westrem women's
individualistic self-confidence while yet maintaining her Muslim identity.

"Growing Up"

"Growing Up," a story by Joyce Cary, It revolves around the protagonist, Robert Quick, a
middle-aged man, he's father of tow girls kate and Jenny. The story begins when Mr. Quick,
returns home from a business trip. He finds a note from his wife that the two girls were in the
garden and that she would be back by four. Expecting a warm welcome from his daughters, but
he is surprised by their indifferent attitude. Kate and Jenny, do not show him the affection he
had hoped for. The girls behave violently towards their father and the family dog, using angry
and fragmented language. This is a stark deviation from the loving, gentle way they used to
behave.
Mr. Quick is shocked by this behavior and attempts to reprimand them, but is ultimately attacked
by the girls in a wild game. However, when their mother arrives with a member of the welfare
committee, the girls suddenly shift into adulthood and responsibility, serving tea and examining
their father's wound in a superior manner. Through these experiences, the father realizes that
his daughters have grown up and the relationship between them has changed. Robert also
struggles with his own feelings of inadequacy and a loss of relevance in the family as he grows
older. The story centers around the theme of growing up and focuses on the emotional growth
of Mr Quick, It highlights the challenges and emotional ups and downs of growing up, and the
need for both children and adults to adapt to the changing dynamics of relationships as they
age.
The story also touches on the theme of neglect, as Mr. and Mrs. Quick seem to be too busy with
their own schedules to fully engage with their daughters. Their neglected garden serves as a
symbol for the changing relationship between Quick and his daughters, as it represents the
neglect and lack of attention given to their relationship. It seemed to be a "wilderness" that's
reflects the wildness of the girls, It symbolizes the way he let his children grow freely and
savage just like his garden. Another aspect of symbolism in the story is The bamboo sticks
thrown by the girls can also be seen as symbols of their growing independence and
assertiveness.